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	~~]'''Ohio~~ ~~Key'''~~ ~~is an island in the lower ].~~		{{Short description\|Island in the lower Florida Keys, United States}}
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			] (or the ]) crosses the '''Ohio Key''' at approximately mile marker 39, between ] and ]. Today it is also known as '''Sunshine Key''',<ref>{{cite book \| last=McCarthy \| first=K.M. \| title=The Book Lover's Guide to Florida \| publisher=Pineapple Press \| year=1992 \| isbn=978-1-56164-012-6 \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Mn2XAqXWK2AC&pg=PA264 \| access-date=September 7, 2017 \| page=264}}</ref> after a camping resort located there. The portion of the island south of U.S. Route 1 is protected as the ].
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			==Former name==
	] (or the ]) crosses the key at approximately mile marker 39, between ] and ].
			It was once known as Little Duck Key, however the name ] is currently used for a very small island about a mile (1.6 km) to the east that is the western terminus of the ].

			==Flora and fauna==
	It was once known as Little Duck Key, however the name ] is currently used for a very small island about a mile east that is the western terminus of the ].
			The oceanside area of Ohio Key has palm trees, buttonwood trees and mangrove trees, and bird watching occurs there.<ref name="Gray 2015 p. 119">{{cite book \| last=Gray \| first=J. \| title=Insiders' Guide to Florida Keys & Key West \| publisher=Globe Pequot Press \| series=Insiders' Guide Series \| year=2015 \| isbn=978-1-4930-1554-2 \| url=https://archive.org/details/insidersguidetof0000gray_n0j5 \| url-access=registration \| access-date=September 7, 2017 \| page=}}</ref>

			==References==
	Today it is also known as ], after a camping resort located there.
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	The portion of the island south of US Route 1 is protected as the '''Ohio Key National Wildlife Refuge'''.

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Latest revision as of 17:33, 27 July 2023

Island in the lower Florida Keys, United States

Ohio Key
Geography
Ohio Key with campsite under development.
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Location	Gulf of Mexico
Coordinates	24°40′19″N 81°14′49″W / 24.672°N 81.247°W / 24.672; -81.247
Archipelago	Florida Keys
Adjacent to	Florida Straits
Administration
United States
State	Florida
County	Monroe

US 1 (or the Overseas Highway) crosses the Ohio Key at approximately mile marker 39, between Missouri Key and Bahia Honda Key. Today it is also known as Sunshine Key, after a camping resort located there. The portion of the island south of U.S. Route 1 is protected as the Ohio Key National Wildlife Refuge.

Former name

It was once known as Little Duck Key, however the name Little Duck Key is currently used for a very small island about a mile (1.6 km) to the east that is the western terminus of the Seven Mile Bridge.

Flora and fauna

The oceanside area of Ohio Key has palm trees, buttonwood trees and mangrove trees, and bird watching occurs there.

References

McCarthy, K.M. (1992). The Book Lover's Guide to Florida. Pineapple Press. p. 264. ISBN 978-1-56164-012-6. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
Gray, J. (2015). Insiders' Guide to Florida Keys & Key West. Insiders' Guide Series. Globe Pequot Press. p. 119. ISBN 978-1-4930-1554-2. Retrieved September 7, 2017.

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